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Three Fruits: Nepali Ayurvedic Doctors on Health, Nature, and Social Change focuses on Ayurvedic doctors during a period of social and political change in Nepal. Using doctors' narratives this study describes the unique human-nature relationship found in Ayurvedic practice and highlights Ayurveda's relevance in Nepal and the world.
Sommario
Chapter 1: Within the Field: History, Practitioners, and Frameworks
Chapter 2: Dr. Narendra Nath Tiwari, Teacher and Botanist
Chapter 3: Dr. Rishi Ram Koirala, Healer
Chapter 4: Developing Ayurveda
Chapter 5: Dr. Lokendra Man Singh, Surgeon and Visionary Educator
Chapter 6: Gender, Culture, Science, and Ayurvedic Medicine: Five Women Doctors
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Mary M. Cameron is professor of anthropology at Florida Atlantic University.
Riassunto
Three Fruits: Nepali Ayurvedic Doctors on Health, Nature, and Social Change focuses on Ayurvedic doctors during a period of social and political change in Nepal. Using doctors’ narratives this study describes the unique human-nature relationship found in Ayurvedic practice and highlights Ayurveda’s relevance in Nepal and the world.
